Positive Effects of the Read / Write Web on our Culture
Communication:
Personal
The way we communicate has completely changed because of the read/write web. Social media has been the biggest factor in these changes. Communicating through social media outlets like Facebook have connected us to family and friends half a world away. It has given us access to celebrities, politicians, presidents, and popes. Social media lets us experience places we would never go, meet people we would never have known, and reconnect to long lost friends.
Business The read/write web has changed the way existing businesses communicate with customers. Printing an advertisement or creating a radio ad have become obsolete. Using social media or apps like Etsy or Pinterest connect with customers cheap or even free. A small town business can have a global customer base because of social media.
Accessibility:
Gathering Information and Research
The way we gather information or research a topic has completely changed since the read/write web started to invade our culture. Instead of searching in a book or reading an encyclopedia, information is now accessible with the click of a button. “Googling” has become a means of finding an answer to any question that may arise. The Read/Write Web has made finding information on any topic so much more efficient and accessible to anyone that has access to technology at any time of the day.
Education:
Learning and Providing Feedback
The way that we learn has also completely changed with the emergence of the read/write web. Instead of sitting in a classroom with 4 walls day after day, we are now able to learn with and from others who could be in any place in the world. This opens the doors of education to be able to learn from many others from many different backgrounds and knowledge bases.
Positive Effects of the Read / Write Web on our Culture
Communication:
Personal
The way we communicate has completely changed because of the read/write web. Social media has been the biggest factor in these changes. Communicating through social media outlets like Facebook have connected us to family and friends half a world away. It has given us access to celebrities, politicians, presidents, and popes. Social media lets us experience places we would never go, meet people we would never have known, and reconnect to long lost friends.Business
The read/write web has changed the way existing businesses communicate with customers. Printing an advertisement or creating a radio ad have become obsolete. Using social media or apps like Etsy or Pinterest connect with customers cheap or even free. A small town business can have a global customer base because of social media.
Accessibility:
Gathering Information and Research
The way we gather information or research a topic has completely changed since the read/write web started to invade our culture. Instead of searching in a book or reading an encyclopedia, information is now accessible with the click of a button. “Googling” has become a means of finding an answer to any question that may arise. The Read/Write Web has made finding information on any topic so much more efficient and accessible to anyone that has access to technology at any time of the day.Education:
Learning and Providing Feedback
The way that we learn has also completely changed with the emergence of the read/write web. Instead of sitting in a classroom with 4 walls day after day, we are now able to learn with and from others who could be in any place in the world. This opens the doors of education to be able to learn from many others from many different backgrounds and knowledge bases.Return to Main Page